Farmersville
Project Collection
The
Farmersville collection contains approximately 9.0 cubic feet of documents pertinent
to the attempt to establish a landfill in Cattaraugus County. Integrated Waste
Management Systems (IWS) decided that it wanted to build a state of the art
solid waste management landfill in the town of Farmersville. Many citizens of
Farmersville and the surrounding area banded together to fight against the
landfill. In the end, the landfill was never built.
The collection contains many documents that were part of
the controversy. The documents include scientific, mathematic, and
architectural information about the proposed landfill construction. Legal
documents that deal with the proposed landfill, such as correspondence between
law firms involved in the project are included. Depositions of key individuals
are included, as well as correspondence between the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC), the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, the
U.S EPA, and lawyers of both IWS and counsel representing the town of
Farmersville. There are letters and emails from local residents protesting the
landfill and information relating to the Concerned Citizens of Cattaraugus
County (CCCC). Many documents in the collection have information about the
local environment in Cattaraugus County, the environment of the U.S in general,
and
newspaper
articles about the landfill project.
The proposed landfill was to be built in Farmersville, NY.
In 1989, Integrated Waste Systems (IWS) bought 189 acres of land in
Farmersville. By 1990, the company had put forth a proposal to build a solid
waste garbage landfill on the 189 acres it had acquired. Many of the town’s
residents did not like the proposal. Concerned Citizens of Cattaraugus County
(CCCC) was formed in 1991 to oppose the landfill. Over the next eighteen years,
IWS, CCCC, town residents, residents of Cattaraugus County, and their legal
representatives fought over whether the landfill could be built or not. New
York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation acted as a mediator. In
2008, Cattaraugus County confiscated the 189 acres owned by IWS in Farmersville
after the company failed to pay three years of back taxes. This action
essentially ended the possibility of the landfill’s construction.
Collection
contents. 9 boxes. Approximately 9.0 cubic feet.
Folders
1.1-1.15. Includes legal documents
pertaining to the Farmersville project.
Folders
1.16-1.33. Includes legal documents pertaining to the Farmersville project.
Folders 2.1-2.13. Includes environmental bulletins on the
environment of Cattaraugus County and the United States.
Folders 3.1-3.9. Includes documents dealing with local
Cattaraugus County efforts to stop the proposed landfill in Farmersville.
Folders 4.1-4.10. Includes general information on the
environment of the United States.
Folders 5.1-5.14. Includes documents containing
information about the proposed landfill and correspondence between acting
parties.
Folders 5.15-5.26. Includes documents containing
information about the proposed landfill and correspondence between acting
parties.
Folders 5.27-5.34. Includes documents containing
information about the proposed landfill and correspondence between acting
parties.
Folders 6.1-6.14. Includes documents with information
about and information pertaining to Concerned Citizens of Cattaraugus County
(CCCC).
Collection
Additional contents. 3 Boxes.
Folders 1.1-1.22. Includes documents containing
information about the proposed landfill and correspondence between acting
parties.
Folders 2.1-2.17. Includes documents containing
information about the proposed landfill and correspondence between acting
parties.